The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, October 17, 1912, Image 8

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WHAT'S BACK OP IT?What ails the administration ofthe law in Chicago that gunmenand resort keepers and crooks oevery sort show the most utterdisrespect for it?The grand jury yesterday indicted Dago Frnlc Lewis forharboring in his resort a 16-year-omgin,One would think that thiswould have stopped'Dago Frank'sdirty business temporarily.Yet today, William Beyer, ataxicab driver with a stand at thepostoffice, appeared in open court,and complained as follows :"A man whom I know as FrankHpgan, a singer at the Californiatheater, engaged me to drive himabout town last night-"We drove to -various resortson the South Side. Finally hetold me he wanted to go to DagoFrank Lewis place.'T drove hirii there. I went inside -wth him. Dago Frank'splace was vride open and was doing a roaring business."This inan Hogan gave me theslip in there. His tajcicab bill upto then was $5.30. I want a warrant for his arrest"Dago Frank Lewis was indicted by the September grand jury.State's Attorney John E. W.Wayman squashed that indictment, saying it was irregular onwhat was, to.say the least of. it, aislim pretextWhen Wayman was criticisefor the squashing of the indictment he promised that Lewiswould again be indicted by theOctober grand jury.Lewis was indicted by the Octqber grand Jury early yesterday..And now his place is runningwide open and doing a roaringbusiness, , ,What is the matter with thejadministration of the law in Chicago that such things can come5to pass?THE WAR SITUATIONConstantinople, Oct 17,-rSerJvjan and Bulgarian ministershanded their 'passports. Left foghome immediately. JGeneral advance, of arrnvjtoward northern frontier ordered;Fighting going on at new pointsin north. 1Athens, Oct 17. Two Greekgunboats forced entrance to Guof Arta in spite of heavy fire froniTurkish forts. JGulf of Arta is in Ionian Sea?and, with rivef of same namejforms part of Turcc-Greek fronjtier. ' ICettinje, Oct 17. Gen. VukoSvitch reports he has occupiedwhole boundary lines from BieWtopolie to Legno in name of KingNicholas. ,War Minister Martinovitch attacking Tarqboch with artillery.ken. bacredm $ey killed injfighting near Sirokaoo rfWHERE THEY ARE TODAYjRepublican Taft in Beverly,Mass,Democrat Wilson in DeIa-ware.Progressive Roosevelt in.Mercy Hospital.UttHMHMHftHMiiiMM